TABLE 2.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants1
| Variable | LD-FDS | LD-C | HD-FDS | HD-C |
| Age, y | 50 ± 10 | 48 ± 10 | 49 ± 11 | 48 ± 10 |
| Men/women, n/n | 1/14 | 1/14 | 2/13 | 1/14 |
| Waist, cm | 104 ± 7.6 | 109 ± 8.1 | 114 ± 12.7 | 107 ± 6.6 |
| Height, cm | 165 ± 5.8 | 165 ± 6.7 | 164 ± 6.5 | 169 ± 7.6 |
| Weight, kg | 95 ± 14 | 100 ± 12 | 101 ± 18 | 99 ± 15 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 34.5 ± 4.4 | 37.0 ± 4.4 | 38.0 ± 7.1 | 35.0 ± 5.2 |
| BUN, mg/dL | 14 ± 2.3 | 16 ± 4.5 | 16 ± 4.2 | 17 ± 5.0 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.3 |
| AST, U/L | 29 ± 10 | 26 ± 7 | 25 ± 4 | 25 ± 7 |
| ALT, U/L | 34 ± 12 | 34 ± 12 | 30 ± 11 | 31 ± 12 |
| WBC, n ×10−3 | 6.6 ± 1.2 | 6.7 ± 1.4 | 6.7 ± 1.7 | 7.1 ± 1.5 |
| RBC, n ×10−3 | 4.6 ± 0.5 | 4.5 ± 0.3 | 4.6 ± 0.6 | 4.8 ± 0.4 |
| Hb, g/dL | 14 ± 1.4 | 14 ± 1.3 | 14 ± 1.4 | 14 ± 1.6 |
| Multivitamin users, % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Fruit servings, n/wk | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Vegetable servings, n/wk | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
1
Values are means ± SDs unless noted otherwise, n = 15. No significant differences were noted among any groups using the multivariate analysis of variance at baseline for each variable. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; C, control; FDS, freeze-dried strawberries; Hb, hemoglobin; HD, high-dose; LD, low-dose; WBC, white blood cell.